Cream & Amber bookstore and tap house, which will sell new and used books as well as coffee, tea and local craft beer, is opening February 28 at 1605 Mainstreet in downtown Hopkins, Minn. Its mission is to "bring people together to read more books, drink good beer and share in community and conversation."
The business, co-founded by Katie Terhune and Kacey Hruby Wyttenhove, "will house a diverse selection of genres and authors designed to be a place for people to read and work over coffee and beer," Eater Twin Cities reported. In addition to "rotating brews from Fulton, Enki and Indeed, among others, the space will also offer caffeinated confections from St. Paul's Bootstrap Coffee Roasters and a tea section from Minneapolis' Bingley’s Teas. When hunger strikes, guests can satiate cravings with Cream & Amber's pannini, salads, and other light snack options."
"We have a love of reading, good beer and Minnesotan community," said Terhune. "We saw an opportunity to strengthen the Hopkins community, which lacked a bookstore, by creating a space where you can grab a book in one hand and a dark roast, or stout, in the other."
Wyttenhove added: "We look forward to meeting more of our neighbors and building relationships in the days and weeks to come."